Paradise Lost is a book that, once put down, is very hard to pick up again.
I've really learned a lot, really learned a lot, love is like a stove, burns you when it's hot
People often ask me how would I like to be remembered and I answer that I would simply like to be remembered.
ELVIS PRESLEY was bigger than life. His success was documented and laid out for him. He came to the first show I had in Memphis, and it was very nice. He sort of treated me like an equal, because we were both fresh in the business. We got to be great friends and kindred souls.
Whether I'm in London, Sydney or Hong Kong, it makes no difference. There is always someone who knows me. I must be one of the most unloneliest people in the world!
Before you go to sleep, do not forget to say thanks for everything good that has happened to you in the last 24 hours.
I may be a living legend, but that sure don't help when I've got to change a flat tire.
It is only the hope of what is claimed that begets and nurishes the wish.
It is dark now. The snow is deep blue and the ocean nearly black. It is time for some music.
South of Somewhere and north of Nowhere.
The daily writing practice is something I used to hear batted around a lot in writing workshops - which is probably why I dropped out of all the writing workshops. I wish I could take credit for innovating a new approach to writing, but the truth is that I've managed to write books despite myself. I'm lazy and ungovernable and undisciplined, but I do have a lot of anxiety about never amounting to anything and ending up as a bag lady.